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With a 200 strong military force dispatched into the mine fields, the second attempt to fight the ‘galamsey’ menace is taking off and is said to be chalking some successes already with the President’s ‘extra’ determination to decisively deal with the canker and to save our water bodies and the environment.
Since the take-off a fortnight ago, suddenly, the focus seems to have shifted, because of the debate about whether to burn the excavators seized in the operations or to keep them for profitable ventures of state.
I am worried that some of these conversations can distract from the efforts to deal with this national challenge, which, if not stopped, can lead to Ghana importing drinking water in the next few years.
Digging up the past in a pandemic: South African mining industry must learn from its mistakes Richard Cramer
Dr Richard Cramer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the SARChI, Research Chair: Mineral Law in Africa, at the University of Cape Town.
The Covid-19 pandemic is not the first time South Africa’s mining industry has had to grapple with the outbreak of disease. However, as an industry that has traditionally put profits ahead of the wellbeing of its employees, it has a poor record of dealing with past pandemics.
With South Africa having emerged from a deadly second wave of Covid-19 in recent months, and while more than 450,000 workers returned to the mines, it is vital to shine a light on this history. As will become clear, benevolence has never characterised the mining industry’s response to public health crises that threaten its employees. It is important to bear this historical context in mind when evaluating the contemporary mining industry’s response to C
Dr Richard Cramer is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the SARChI, Research Chair: Mineral Law in Africa, at the University of Cape Town.
The Covid-19 pandemic is not the first time South Africa’s mining industry has had to grapple with the outbreak of disease. However, as an industry that has traditionally put profits ahead of the wellbeing of its employees, it has a poor record of dealing with past pandemics.
With South Africa having emerged from a deadly second wave of Covid-19 in recent months, and while more than 450,000 workers returned to the mines, it is vital to shine a light on this history. As will become clear, benevolence has never characterised the mining industry’s response to public health crises that threaten its employees. It is important to bear this historical context in mind when evaluating the contemporary mining industry’s response to Covid-19.
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